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  • Max Lofthouse

    - decrease the value of houses within the area -long term damage to the soil and land -ruining local walking paths and routes -turning our beautiful countryside into a mess while giving the local... Read more

  • Michael Huthart

    I object to the Helios Project in Selby. This is not required and impacts the local community negatively.

  • Mrs Karen Senior

    I object to the proposed Helios solar site as I do not approve of farmland been used for solar. There are plenty of industrial buildings these solar panels can be attached to all over the country. I... Read more

  • Nathan John Marson

    I would like to object to the Enso Helios Solar Farm and battery storage project. I am against this for the following reasons: 1. Good Agricultural Land The land to be taken up is almost totally prime... Read more

  • Nicola Mortimer

    My house will be surrounded by this development, I have lived here all of my life and used the public footpaths and countryside for horse riding and walking for over 40yrs. We choose to live in the... Read more

  • Eileen Agnes Smith on behalf of Patricia Braithwaite (Patricia Braithwaite)

    I strongly object to the Helios Enso Solar Farm as I believe this would have a detrimental effect on my life. I believe there would be a great risk of flooding plus the ground water could become... Read more

  • Rachael Foster

    Concern over the impact it will have on the natural environment. Why not use roof spaces? It's all about the money to be made. What about the risk to the food supply chain? Surely the last five years... Read more

  • Sarah Mcintee

    Noise and flooding as the land down Carmela lane round where I keep horses can get very wet .wild life, and the use of all the farm land that’s been used.also bound to effect house and land prices... Read more

  • Sarah Skelhorn

    Already having a solar farm in the process of being built. The proposed development is far too big for the area and we will already one. It is also going to be on arable land and could be built on... Read more

  • Eileen Agnes Smith on behalf of Terence Edward Braithwaite (Terence Edward Braithwaite)

    I wish to state my objections to the proposed Helios Enso Solar Project. I feel my life would be impacted by this in these ways. I believe we must keep all our best agricultural land for crops. We... Read more

  • Tracey Pollard

    We already have drax power station on our door step we do not need to ruin our lovely landscape

  • Yvonne Sidwell

    The solar farms in our area will mean we will not be able to use the public footpaths as they are now. Pleasant country walks will become industrial zones. Lack of access to green space is bad for... Read more

  • No name provided on behalf of Adele Pickles

    Against the project for the following reasons Totally opposed to it due to the future repercussions of long term solar panels. The farm land they are using is the best quality farm land. Food... Read more

  • Alice Smith

    Disagree with the proposed plans based on the evidence provided. In particular the negative effects this will cause to residents in the area.

  • David Andrew Smith

    I believe that good quality farmland should not be given up for these large scale solar farms. As climate change continues to bite we need to ensure food security as much as energy security. The... Read more

  • Gabriella ONeill

    1. 96% of the land to be used is Grade 1, 2 or 3a. It is illogical to use good quality arable land to build solar panels when there are 12,500 hectares of waste brownfield sites and millions of... Read more

  • Gloria Capocci

    My family have farmed the surrounding area Newland since the 1800s. I am shocked that prime arable land is being destroyed for this project. In a world of instability, where will the UK grow food,... Read more

  • Jane Duffy

    The proposed development covers a very large area of highly productive agricultural land. The Impact on the local flora and fauna will be irreversible. The area proposed already has two, smaller solar... Read more

  • Byron Ward on behalf of JR Everatt

    I object to the solar farm for the following reasons - I dont think we should taking BMV land out of use growing crops for solar farms. The idea that the land after 40 years will go back to arable... Read more

  • Kathryn Smith

    I object to good farming land being taken up with solar panels. The country has more people than ever that need feeding.

  • Byron Ward on behalf of Neil Pickles (Neil Pickles)

    I oppose the solar farm for the following reasons - It's going to be very difficult and disruptive to construct the solar farm. Its going to destroy a lot of wildlife. Solar farms should be... Read more

  • Sharron Everest

    I would like to object to the proposed installation of solar power in the Camblesford area. The land proposed is prime farm land. It's impact on the environment is also an issue. I worry if there is a... Read more

  • Andrea Whitehead

    1. Scale of the project The overwhelming scale of this project, combined with the existing solar developments in the region, is impossible to mitigate. This enormous and overbearing development will... Read more

  • British Hedgehog Preservation Society (British Hedgehog Preservation Society)

    Thank you for contacting us about the above consultation. We are the national conservation charity for hedgehogs – the British Hedgehog Preservation Society and write with regard to hedgehogs on the... Read more

  • Charmian Haigh

    I have stables and and on Camela Lane. I walk and exercise my horses and dogs around Camela Lane. The project does not offer anything to compensate for the loss of footpaths and walking areas. There... Read more

  • Neil William Lindridge

    Im opposed to this project because its not only on 2 of my perimeter fences but all around as far as i can see. The battery storage is literally 2 fields away and visible from my house right next to a... Read more

  • Gillian Lindridge

    The solar panels will be along my perimeter fence on 2 sides, i am concerned about my many horses welfare. I live here because I enjoy my picturesque surroundings and the huge amount of wildlife that... Read more

  • Kay Pilkington

    1. Use of Best and Most Versatile Land (BML) The proposed development is on prime agricultural land. It is my understanding that 96% of the land is considered to be prime, arable land. The loss of... Read more

  • Linda Hiley

    Building these Solar Farms on good land just doesn't make any sense. Why would you waste land that can used for food, plants and trees and help people's mental health when you could easily use... Read more

  • Mark Andrew Hiley

    We have decided to move from the outskirts of Leeds for a quieter more rural peaceful life. After months of searching we decided on a Bungalow in Camblesforth, it's just what been hoping for , for a... Read more

  • Billy Lobsiger

    Waste of good food growing land when there are endless warehouse roof tops that could just as easily have solar panels placed on them not upsetting many communities by creating a giant eye sore and a... Read more

  • Brian Loveday

    This development will impact on the local population. From what I understand there will be no benefit to the local population, either financially or in their wellbeing. Swathes of very fertile farming... Read more

  • Claire Thornber

    I am writing to object to this solar development. A massive area of concern is the huge loss of BMV land. The Helios proposal is going to cover a vast area of good quality agricultural land. Over 96%... Read more

  • David Frank

    This project is taking up green arable land which is in constant use for producing food. There will be tailbacks on the main roads, which is bad enough now. I'm concerned that should there be a fire... Read more

  • Julie Butterworth

    To call this a solar 'farm' is disingenuous. For a farm suggests green fields and crops. Land and animals that are cared for. To put solar panels and battery storage onto farmland turns it into an... Read more

  • Kathleen Elizabeth Wilson

    Dear Sir or Madam, In regard to the proposed Helios Solar Farm and battery storage facility in Camblesforth, I think this is in the totally the wrong place. Why does a solar farm have to be built on... Read more

  • Keith Godber

    I have many objections to Helios Solar Farm near Selby. I will refer to it as a Power Station as the term farm gives a false impression that it’s environmentally good. Firstly. This power station is... Read more

  • Mavis Pearce

    1. Loss of prime agricultural land - concerned about loss of farming and resultant importation of food thus no food security. 2. Fire safety concerns - I am concerned about the risk of fire and how... Read more

  • Mr. John Kenneth Wilson

    Dear Sir or Madam, I write with concern in respect of the huge Solar Farm that is proposed for Camblesforth and the surrounding area. I feel that as a country we are being brain washed and conned into... Read more

  • Mrs Maureen Rhodes

    I strongly object to the proposed Helios solar farm on the A 1041 south of Selby North Yorkshire, covering the length of 891 football pitches,which is 476 Hectares. 8 square meters of some of the... Read more

  • Sheila Hebbron

    Taking over good agricultural land will result eventually in food shortages. The lack of green spaces is affecting the mental wellbeing of individuals. These farms should be placed well away from... Read more

  • Stephen Thomas

    I object to this solar farm development because we import 40% of our food now and covering 1200 acres of good quality farming land with solar panels just does not make any sense, the reason the... Read more

  • Vincent Pearce

    I object to it all. 1. I am concerned about the prime agricultural land being lost. This is because I am concerned about the loss of farming land, future farmers and resultant importation of food thus... Read more

  • Darren Parker

    We live in beautiful countryside. I purposely moved away from an heavy industrial location to enjoy the wildlife with my family. We enjoy walking and put up with the essential Drax on our doorstep.... Read more

  • Marilyn Adams

    I am against because: - Good farming land - Environment and wildlife needs a proper survey, impact on Skylarks - Mining coal is under the land - History and Archaeology in the area lost under there,... Read more

  • Michael Russell

    Objection to the Helios Solar Farm & Battery Storage Project (EN010140) Dear Review Committee, I am writing to strongly object to the Helios Solar Farm & Battery Storage Project near Selby, with a... Read more

  • Carole Ann Terry

    I wish to object to arable land being used for Solar panels. We need farming to feed us. Solar panels can be put on roofs of buildings. We will lose wildlife and country walks by using the fields.

  • David Christie-Mileham

    I feel the Helios NSIP would not be in the interest of the local area. Taking up valuable agricultural land and very close to communities , devaluing their homes. Why not consider solar farms in more... Read more

  • John Terence Smithstone

    The implications of not being able to produce food on that land for next 40 years which considering climate change may be needed. Not good to look at and this will change the pleasant views... Read more

  • Malcolm Terry

    This is 1st class arable land and should not be used for anything other than helping feed the country.

  • MR Peter Michael Rhodes

    I strongly object to the proposed Helios Solar Farm covering 476 hectares (891 football pitches) of land, over 97% Best and Most Versitile (BMV) surrounding the villages Carlton, Camblesforth and Drax... Read more

  • Pat Mclaughlin

    I moved from a city into a village to have country views , wild life , less traffic , less noise , less crime around me , now that’s all gunna go because of Helios proposed solar panels farms….WHY... Read more

  • Philip Richmond

    I want to start out by making it clear that I do not oppose renewable energy sources and it is my personal belief that more investment into the creation of renewable energy projects is a good thing,... Read more

  • Adele Parker

    The road through Camblesforth A1041 becomes very narrow on a bend. There will be a negative impact to local road uses during installation . I’m worried about the impact on the local wild life and... Read more

  • Anne Broadhurst

    I am concerned about the increase of vehicles passing through surrounding villages to get to the proposed Helios site. There is already a large amount of business and HGV traffic due to drax power... Read more

  • Barbara Day

    Having moved to Camblesforth only three and a have years. My husband and I were thrilled to be living in a friendly quiet village, with an open countryside view from our house.Surrounded by country... Read more

  • Caroline Milner

    There are already 2 solar farms being accepted and if this one goes ahead the whole village will be surrounded. Traffic, noise and dust will also increase and with the roads already being busy and... Read more

  • Celia Jarvis

    This will take away the view and wildlife,it will also take away farm land that is used to grow food The impact on the land itself such as risk of fire and flooding the noise itself and the constant... Read more

  • Emily Kewn

    It's an absolute disgrace that so much of the beautiful countryside in this area is being sold off to be covered with glass and plastic. Solar panels have a lifespan too and cannot be recycled, what's... Read more

  • Ian Clough

    My objections to the proposal are:- 1. The covering of prime agricultural land with a solar farm at a time when food security is also an important issue. The planning for this solar farm would have... Read more

  • Jonathan lowe

    Beautiful green belt and wildlife destroyed, wind turbines would do the same job with a lot smaller impact on wildlife and our countryside.

  • Lynda Romaine

    I object to a solar farm and battery storage too near houses and using valuable farm land

  • Michelle Hall

    I have spent over 2 years looking into this project and researching what it will mean, and what Helios are proposing. The main issues I have include the cumulative impact of this and other solar farm... Read more

  • Tamsin Ryan

    I object to the installation of a solar and battery farm on arable land

  • Alastair Mackenzie

    I am opposed to the Helios solar farm project for a number of reasons. The proposed solar farm would take a huge amount of good quality farm land out of food production. The scale of this proposal... Read more

  • Fiona Timbs

    This is good agricultural land that needs to be kept for food for this country. I am happy to have solar infrastructure but on the roof of buildings or land that is not use for growing crops.

  • Heather Palmer

    On my drive into work today, I was devastated to see one of the fields on Camblesforth Straight having already been wrecked by the construction of an access road, to be put in place to service this... Read more

  • Leo Smith

    Far too close to the village. Ruining the countryside we live in and decreasing our property value. Uk has plenty of countryside that is remote that this could be done in.

  • Lisa Bradley

    I have significant concerns and objections about the impact to the environment during the construction phase and during subsequent commissioning into live use. The additional traffic through small... Read more

  • Michael Patrick Stillwell (Michael Patrick Stillwell) on behalf of Michael Patrick Stillwell (Michael Patrick Stillwell)

    The size & scale of the project & the location taking up good quality agricultural land, this should be better located away from residential homes & public places. The noise from the battery storage... Read more

  • Philip Martin Bradley

    I have significant concerns and objections which take to the loss of quality growing land, impact on house prices in the surrounding villages and the impact on the environment both during construction... Read more

  • Amanda Thompson

    Using BMV land, 96% of the land used is Grade 1,2 or 3a. Which we should be using as a country for food, which is what we should be prioritising. We have so much brownfield sites and rooftops of large... Read more

  • Erica Joyce Margot Gleissner

    I voted for Brexit, as I hoped that Britain could stand on their own 2 feet and feed the population. How can this Happen? When Solar Panels are starting to take over, Prime Agricultural Land. I have... Read more

  • Lesley Marson

    I strongly object to the Enso Helios Solar Farm and BESS proposal on the following grounds: 1. Cumulative Impact There are 2 solar farms already approved on either side of the small rural village of... Read more

  • Thomas Devanny

    This is 96% BMV land, best for crops. As a nation we need food. 100 shipping containers full of batteries, with battery fires a problem, there is a health and safety risk waiting to happen. Public... Read more

  • Rebeca Lyons on behalf of Adam Lyons (Adam Lyons)

    i am listing below my concerns and objections to the proposed solar panel farm by Helios. The first and most concerning issue is the vast extent of the proposal which is going to be erected on... Read more

  • Camblesforth and Carlton Council Ward (Camblesforth and Carlton Council Ward) on behalf of Camblesforth and Carlton Council Ward (Camblesforth and Carlton Council Ward)

    We can live without electricity, we cannot live without food and to rely on other countries is a mistake, We could have a wind farm which would use far less land. The previous MP had a resident who... Read more

  • David Kelly

    The project will destroy acres of vital food producing land as well as the habitat of a diverse range of wildlife. The village of Camblesforth will be totally surrounded by solar farms if this goes... Read more

  • Duncan Phillips

    I believe this to be a good proposal and will benefit the whole community by using environmentally sustainable energy

  • Eileen Agnes Smith

    I wish to object to this project as I feel it will have a detrimental affect on my life. 1) We are being told that the country will have food shortages but this project proposes to use 96% (BMV) land.... Read more

  • Gemma Stephenson

    I’d like to support the proposal to house the project in this area. It’s a good way of using the land without it being overdeveloped or adding housing to an already dangerous and busy road area. We... Read more

  • Ian Butterworth

    The proposed project is clearly targeting to destroy the natural habitat of the area due to reasons of profit based on lower land costs. Electricity degrades by small amounts over distance and the... Read more

  • National Highways (National Highways)

    Dear Sir/Madam, EN010140 – Helios Renewable Energy Proposal Overview The construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of a solar photovoltaic [PV] array electricity generating station and... Read more

  • North Yorkshire Sport (North Yorkshire Sport)

    Interested to understand more about the project and how it will affect the community we serve.

  • Rebecca Lyons

    i am listing below my concerns and objections to the proposed solar panel farm by Helios. The first and most concerning issue is the vast extent of the proposal which is going to be erected on... Read more

  • Alexandra Elizabeth Clifton

    Our house is located directly adjacent to fields being proposed to be used by the Helios solar project. Our concerns include but are not limited to the long term health effects of living in such close... Read more

  • Iain Smith

    Reject planning application This should be rejected ,the size of this project is far to big sitting next to these small villages ,we already have Drax power station on our door step. Also this land... Read more

  • Mr Danny Alfred Tree

    I am really angry about this plan as it will be devalue our properties by thousands and if we wanted to sell our house, no one will want to buy it, we are not been offered any compensation for this... Read more

  • Mr Jake Tree

    I am really angry about this plan as it will be devalue our properties by thousands and if we wanted to sell our house, no one will want to buy it, we are not been offered any compensation for this... Read more

  • Mrs Tina Ann Tree

    I am really angry about this plan as it will be devalue our properties by thousands and if we wanted to sell our house, no one will want to buy it, we are not been offered any compensation for this... Read more

  • Steven George Hewitt

    Our house is located directly adjacent to fields being proposed to be used by the Helios solar project. Our concerns include but are not limited to the long term health effects of living in such close... Read more

  • Annabelle Hollowell

    The Helios renewable energy project will directly impact my property by infringing our view (our house looks directly on to the site). This concerns me not only for ourself but also for the future... Read more

  • Anne Smith

    Probable impact on the value of my house. I have previously enjoyed being surrounded by open countryside. Who would want to buy a property in a village surrounded by an industrial site of such... Read more

  • Dale Twentyman

    The project is going to be within 5m of my property. I am expected to loose around £55,000 of my house value if not more. Further more the impact it will have on wildlife in the area is massive. We... Read more

  • David Stables

    I come to the area nearly every day to see my girlfriend and buy produce from the local farm,we also like to walk around the area and think it's just going to be spoilt by the project

  • Ann Teresa Aitken

    Why not install wind turbines? They’d take up far less agricultural land than the proposed massive solar farm. As a country we need to become more self sufficient, both food and power production are... Read more

  • Chris Elliott

    The Selby area of North Yorkshire and the western edge of East Riding of Yorkshire currently provides a huge source of power to the national grid mainly via Drax Power Station and Eggborough Power... Read more

  • Graham Rawlings

    I am concerned about the loss of openness when the solar panels are screened, the cumulative impact of energy generating infrastructure surrounding Drax power station and the wholly excessive and... Read more

  • Helen clarke

    Loss of land. Loss of good agricultural land. Loss of food grown through agriculture. Loss of jobs for land workers. Loss of jobs from factories processing food items grown on this land. Loss of jobs... Read more

  • Jade Dowson

    There are already 2 solar farms accepted on either side of the village of Camblesforth, the Helios farm alongside these would completely surround the village, taking up land the size of 1200 football... Read more